Frank Gardner
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'Cameras love the disabled but not disability' says Cast Offs star...corner." Viewers are accustomed to seeing Frank Gardner, the BBC's wheelchair-bound security correspondent, for instance, while James Partridge, who has a facial disfigurement, became a YouTube hit after reading the news on Five. In this article: Mat Fraser, DVD, Cherubism, Look Magazine, Dwarfism, Shameless, YouTube, Beauty and the Beast, and Bruce Willis |
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Daily Mail | December 15, 2008
BBC's Frank Gardner meets the surgeon who saved his life after Al Qaeda terrorists shot him six times
BBC's Frank Gardner meets the surgeon who saved his life after Al Qaeda terrorists shot him six times Toasting survival: BBC's Frank Gardner meets the surgeon who saved his life after Al Qaeda terrorists shot him six times Last updated at...
In this article: Riyadh, Al Qaeda, Royal London Hospital, Simon Cumbers, London, and BBC
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BBC News | November 04, 2009
Freed E Guinea plotter regrets coup
...the legal provisions of Equatorial Guinea." Oil-rich Sources close to Mann have told the BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner that his release came as a huge shock to him. They say talks have been going on for a year, but Mann...
In this article: Simon Mann, Mark Thatcher, Equatorial Guinea, Ely Calil, Jacob Zuma, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, UK, and South Africa
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Government rules out ransom deal
...ship anchored off the eastern coast of Somalia on Friday. The BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner has been told by Whitehall officials that the government has appointed a hostage negotiator who is on standby to deal with the case.
In this article: Indian Ocean, BBC, BBC One, and European Union
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Pirates 'seize UK yacht couple'
...Gardner said his sources believed they were being taken to Somalia. He said it was thought the couple and their yacht were headed for the port of Haradheere. A pirate called Hassan told the Reuters news agency: "The British couple are...
In this article: UK, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Seychelles, Amirante Islands, and BBC Radio 5
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E Guinea coup plot Briton 'freed'
...arrested under the South Africa Mercenary Act. BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner says Mann's release has been a surprise and that his family had only been told 24 hours ago. His extradition came after he had served four years...
In this article: Simon Mann, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Equatorial Guinea, Hernia, Supreme Court, and Jacob Zuma
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Warships track 'hijacked yacht'
...was heading northwest towards the Somali coast. The BBC's security correspondent, Frank Gardner, said there was no doubt that the yacht was the one belonging to Mr and Mrs Chandler. "They are being well treated, fed and looked after,"...
In this article: Reuters, Ixworth, Tunbridge Wells, and David Miliband
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Frank Rolleston Gardner OBE (born 31 July 1961) is a British journalist and correspondent. He is currently the BBC's Security Correspondent. He was appointed an OBE in 2005 for his services to journalism.
Educated at Marlborough College, a boys' independent school in Wiltshire, England, and at the University of Exeter, Gardner cites a meeting with the Arabian explorer Sir Wilfred Thesiger in his youth, which led to a life of fascination with the Arab world and a degree in the Arabic language from University of Exeter.
Between 1989 and 1991 he was a territorial army officer in the 4th Battalion the Royal Green Jackets.
After a nine year career in banking as an investment banker with Saudi International Bank and then Robert Fleming Bank from 1986 until 1995, a promotion in Bahrain resulted in his not liking his career, and he took the plunge into journalism in Saudi Arabia.
In 1995 he joined BBC World as a producer and reporter, and became the BBC's first full-time Persian Gulf correspondent in 1998, setting up an office in Dubai. In 2000 Gardner was appointed BBC Middle East correspondent in charge of the bureau in Cairo, but traveled throughout the region. After September 11, 2001 attacks on New York, from 2002 Gardner specialised solely in covering the War on Terror.
In 2005, for services to journalism, he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire as part of the Queen's Birthday Honours. In summer 2006 he released a book on his experiences called "Blood And Sand", which he launched at the Hay Festival.
On the 20th Jan 2007, Gardner was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Exeter, at their Winter degree congregation.
- Name At Birth:
- Frank Rolleston Gardner
- Birth Date:
- July 31, 1961
- Spouse:
- Amanda Jane Pearson (1997-present)
- Occupation:
- Journalist
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